International study news
Website opens up the world of lifewide learning at Aalto University
Aalto University鈥檚 site for Lifewide Learning (LWL) will launch by mid-March.
AV team is renewing the teaching facilities to support future learning
Aalto University鈥檚 five-person AV team (audiovisual technology team) is preparing campus facilities to support the hybrid model, which will likely be introduced as the corona situation eases.
Key problems regarding equality have been recognized - A pilot to promote solutions
As a result of Aalto participating in the Equal career paths (NOW!) project, Learning Services are piloting a service concept where students share their experiences on e.g. working in teams and teachers get to walk in the students' shoes. The expected outcome is that the participants become more aware of their unconscious biases, learn how their behavior affects other people,聽and ideate on how the experiences of the students in (gender) minority can be better acknowledged in teaching.聽
Entrepreneurs build the future instead of predicting it
Get behind the scenes with the teachers behind this year鈥檚 courses at Aalto University Summer School. Lidia Borisova, Head of Education, Aalto Ventures Program and Simo Lahdenne, university teacher, dig deeper into their course Entrepreneurial Path.
How can there be an education crisis when the children are going to school?
UNESCO estimates that about half of the schoolchildren in developing countries do not even have the basic skills that they need even though they have been attending school for years.
Tutor Oskari Ponkala: Tutoring experience makes you grow
Electronics and Electrical Engineering student Oskari found introducing Finnish sauna culture to international students and interesting conversations unforgettable
Leap for Learning project status update in February
鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬄燭he Admissions聽project聽reached a significant milestone in February as聽the first version of the tool聽was deployed. The tool is used for聽Master鈥檚聽admission聽from now on聽and Apply- system is going to be聽decommissioned.聽
Aalto ENG: The newsletter for period IV is available
The current Study Affairs Newsletter of the School of Engineering has been published and sent to students by e-mail.
Alumna Hanna Hovi: Meaningfulness in working life is extremely important
'For me, meaningfulness comes from the fact, that I feel that I am doing good things that change the world for the better in small steps, but also from the various encounters and atmosphere I create in my workplace every day,' says our finance alumna Hanna Hovi, who currently works as the Director of Mental Health Services at Mehil盲inen.
Annual Review 2020: Alumna of the Year is film director Zaida Bergroth
In the annual review of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture success enablers were awarded and the 150th anniversary of higher education in art and design in Finland was launched.
Tutor Minh Duc Pham: Let the experience live on!
Electrical and Automation Engineering student Duc decided to get more involved in student activities during his Master鈥檚 studies and became a tutor
From Mars to machine learning
Aalto PhD student Tuomas Kynk盲盲nniemi did summer- and part-time work at the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) calibrating sensor of a Mars rover, but his research is now worlds away
Aalto digitalisation results 2017-2020: What has happened in four years?
The major digitalisation achievements in teaching & learning, research & innovations, campus & digital infrastructure as well as services.
Student Silva Robbins: A career as a doctor is not the only option for those interested in medicine
Silva studies bioinformation technology and participates actively in student life. She sees the Otaniemi campus as unique because it brings different fields and their student cultures together.
Living with roommates at the campus has helped Th茅otime Lemoine to cope with remote studying
Th茅otime Lemoine has learned and enjoyed the Finnish way of life during his exchange in Aalto.
Apply 色色啦 Thesis project Valmet: Designing modularity in 3D fibre technology
Apply to the Aalto Thesis project to tackle Valmet鈥檚 challenge through your Master鈥檚 thesis as a part of a multidisciplinary team. The application period for this project is 12.2.-8.3.2021.
Sisu HOPS and graduation during summer 2021
Parts of the new core-system for teaching and studies on聽Sisu聽is already in production: students can draw up their personal study plans (HOPS) and search for courses there.
Students can see information on sustainable development goals in the course descriptions
The School of Business offers the largest number of courses in topics related to the goal of promoting Decent Work and Economic Growth.
Alumnus Patrick Lees: Any working experience is valuable both on a social and career perspective
The career of Patrick Lees, School of Business Mikkeli Campus alumnus, took an unexpected turn early on and led him to work with renewable energies. 鈥淪mall details and timing can have a significant impact on your career, and I urge not to be too fixed with your career plan.鈥
New journals and e-book titles from Springer Nature 2021
New Springer Nature e-resources recently added to the Learning Centre鈥檚 collections.
